ruthless
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ruthless
- /ˈɹuːθləs/
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Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną
Proto-West Germanic *hreuwan
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Germanic *-ō
Proto-West Germanic *-u
Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu
Old English hrēow
Middle English rewe
Middle English -the
Old Norse hrygðinflu.
Middle English reuþe
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
Middle English reuþeles
English ruthless
From Middle English reuþeles; equivalent to ruth + -less.
adjective more ruthless · most ruthless
- Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless. At length their rage the hoſtile Pow’rs reſtrain, / All but the ruthleſs Monarch of the Main.
- Uncompromising; unrelenting. Particular note, in this period, should be made of the actions of Joseph Denman, commander of the Northern Division of the Squadron, who went on an absolutely ruthless and systematic campaign along the African coast, burning so-called "slaving factories" to the ground and openly daring anyone who ob
